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The project, an enhance- ment of tech programs at the school, includes purchase of computers and some renova- tions, said Mrs. Drew. The province has dictated the improvements for imple- mentation by local boards, said Mrs. Drew. By Cathy Olliffe Port Perry Star What on adr) is Marlene Russell up to now? With Marlene, you never know. If she's not travelling to exotic locales, she's hunched over a computer writing stories and books. And if she's not in- volved in a myriad of communi- ty events, she's laughing her head off over something. Any- thing. (Marlene laughs alot.) And ifthat isn't enough, Mar- lene is now a TV personality -- well, she will be, after she ap- pears on 'What On Earth', Thursday, December 1, on your local CBC affiliate station. Robert J. Gow Ask About Trimark Indo-Pacific Fund ROBERT J. 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Of all the many things Mar- lene and the show's host could have talked about, they wound up discussing her passion for games -- especially Balderdash, Pictionary and Password. When she was growing up, board games were an integral part of her family life, played at any and every opportunity. 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